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Addressing India's Local Concerns with a Sustainable Approach To ctbuh.org/papers Title: Addressing India’s Local Concerns With A Sustainable Approach To Building Tall Authors: Sudhir Jambhekar, Senior Partner, FXFOWLE Peter Weingarten, Partner, FXFOWLE Subjects: Architectural/Design Urban Design Keywords: Development Economics Sustainability Publication Date: 2008 Original Publication: CTBUH 2008 8th World Congress, Dubai Paper Type: 1. Book chapter/Part chapter 2. Journal paper 3. Conference proceeding 4. Unpublished conference paper 5. Magazine article 6. Unpublished © Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat / Sudhir Jambhekar; Peter Weingarten Addressing India’s Local Concerns With A Sustainable Approach To Building Tall Sudhir Jambhekar, AIA, LEED1 and Peter Weingarten, AIA, LEED2 1Senior Partner, FXFOWLE INTERNATIONAL, LLC, 22 West 19 Street, New York, NY, 10011, USA Tel: +1 646 292 8277, Fax: +1 212 463 8716, Email: [email protected] 2Partner, FXFOWLE INTERNATIONAL, LLC, 22 West 19 Street, New York, NY, 10011, USA Tel: +1 646 292 8208, Fax: +1 212 463 8716, Email: [email protected] Abstract In developing countries, places where builders are routinely confronted with challenges inherent to poor infrastructure, obstacles effecting constructability, and a lack of political will and state resources, the sustainable tall building provides a unique opportunity for economic analysis and social reflection. In India, especially, the social structure is defined by the economic structure. The impetus for innovation and for envisioning a new skyline is, therefore, both a reflection of the contemporary urban society and economy and a desire to alter that urban fabric. Design issues pertaining to function and program, as well as transparency and the building’s exterior expression, become intrinsically a part of overarching concerns about the building’s impact – symbolically, economically and environmentally – on the surrounding city. Using Mumbai’s proposed new 60-story world-class hotel, retail and residential tower (India Tower) to illustrate the inherent variableness of building within a developing economy, the authors will argue that a truly sustainable approach [email protected] [email protected] to design acknowledges interdependence and embraces diversity in economics, necessitating that a successful “green” Sudhir Jambhekar tall building be an integrated part of a society’s financial, technological and cultural advancements. FXFOWLE INTERNATIONAL Senior Partner Sudhir Jambhekar is an architect and urban designer with nearly 40 years of experience on a wide variety of project types and scales. Sudhir’s passion for design, art, and intellectual exchange with Keywords: developing economies, sustainable design, high-rise development, India the next generation contributes a valued diversity to the design dialogue at FXFOWLE. Sudhir approaches design as a perceptive search for meaning and usefulness, narrowing the infinite possibilities for a project to an idea that balances the forcesIntroduction at work in each. His approach is rooted in the belief that allTower elements combines are part aof highthe larger level whole, of architectural and each element design of the builtFor environment India, the lastis not decade only worthy is characterized of, but requires, by rapid design excellence, excellence. environmentalHis major current responsibility, projects include and high-end a 40-hectare masterplangrowth in constructionof Dubai’s Business and development; Bay for Dubai the Properties,economy is a winning competition for a 301-meter tall mixed-use Park Hyatt hotelexperiencing tower in Mumbai,8% growth and (Sud a 500-acre 2006). master-planning The port city projectof on the Dubai Waterfront for Nakheel. He led the design of theMumbai, award-winning (Figure competition1), located entryon thefor thewest Queens coast Museum and of Art expansion, chosen as one of five finalists, as well as thecontaining firm’s innovative a deep natural entry harbor for the thatnew handles Perth Amboyover half High of School competition, also a finalist. He was the lead designer for Manhattan’sthe country’s new cargo Second and Avenuepassenger Subway traffic, and is designedassumed severalto light rail stations in the New York area. have 20 to 24 million of India’s estimated one billion Peterstrong Weingarten population (16 % of the world’s population). In Inaddition his role to as being a Partner one atof FXFOWLE the most populous INTERNATIONAL cities in the Peter Weingarten oversees all aspects of the firm’s international projectsworld, Mumbai, and manages formerly the day-to-day Bombay serves operation as the of capital the International of Studio. In addition to directing individual projects, his studiothe Indian responsibilities state of Maharashtra include business and, consequently, development exertsand project management. He brings an energetic management style, passionsignificant for design,political and and environmental cultural influence excellence throughout to the firm.the Peter is specifically directing many of the firm’s international projectscountry. in Large-scale the United Arabbuildings, Emirates such and asIndia. India Some Tower, notable projects include a series of mixed-use buildings for Dubai Propertieswhich is currentlywithin the under Business construction, Bay district can of have Dubai, a major which FXFOWLE master planned. These high performance build- ingsimpact will on be Indian environmentally society and responsible can potentially and include affect laborbuilding integrated photovoltaic panels, wind turbines and a living machineand building for wastewater practices. treatment. The Indian He isconstruction also directing sector the team for a new 301-meter mixed-use, Park Hyatt hotel tower in Mumbai,accounts India,for $51 which billion will beper the year tallest (Berger and greenest 2007) in and the country when completed. This LEED Gold project is designed toemploys minimize 32 solar million heat gainsworkers through [Construction a series of rotationsIndustry in the building’s form, provide on-site wastewater reclamation, andDevelopment a solar chimney Council to generate(CIDC) 2007].electricity. Opportunities For Nakheel exist Properties, Peter is concurrently developing the master planning andfor writinginserting the sustainableenvironmentally guidelines responsible for all future design, development of the new Madinat Al Arab at the Dubai waterfront, whichpractices will andmake materials this development selection theinto greenest the current eco-city global in the world. momentum for sustainability. Figure 1: Mumbai India Tower: An Overview In June of 2007, construction started on India shopping, dining and entertainment options to create a Tower, a 60-story (301 meters) hotel, retail and new destination for local residents and international residential tower designed by FXFOWLE Architects of business and leisure travelers. Designed to have the least New York and Dubai. Located in South Mumbai, India, possible impact on the environment, the tower will and developed by D B Hospitality Private Limited, India integrate current innovative sustainable systems and CTBUH 8th World Congress 2008 1 Addressing India’s Local Concerns With A Sustainable Approach To Building Tall Sudhir Jambhekar, AIA, LEED1 and Peter Weingarten, AIA, LEED2 1Senior Partner, FXFOWLE INTERNATIONAL, LLC, 22 West 19 Street, New York, NY, 10011, USA Tel: +1 646 292 8277, Fax: +1 212 463 8716, Email: [email protected] 2Partner, FXFOWLE INTERNATIONAL, LLC, 22 West 19 Street, New York, NY, 10011, USA Tel: +1 646 292 8208, Fax: +1 212 463 8716, Email: [email protected] Abstract In developing countries, places where builders are routinely confronted with challenges inherent to poor infrastructure, obstacles effecting constructability, and a lack of political will and state resources, the sustainable tall building provides a unique opportunity for economic analysis and social reflection. In India, especially, the social structure is defined by the economic structure. The impetus for innovation and for envisioning a new skyline is, therefore, both a reflection of the contemporary urban society and economy and a desire to alter that urban fabric. Design issues pertaining to function and program, as well as transparency and the building’s exterior expression, become intrinsically a part of overarching concerns about the building’s impact – symbolically, economically and environmentally – on the surrounding city. Using Mumbai’s proposed new 60-story world-class hotel, retail and residential tower (India Tower) to illustrate the inherent variableness of building within a developing economy, the authors will argue that a truly sustainable approach to design acknowledges interdependence and embraces diversity in economics, necessitating that a successful “green” tall building be an integrated part of a society’s financial, technological and cultural advancements. Keywords: developing economies, sustainable design, high-rise development, India Introduction Tower combines a high level of architectural design For India, the last decade is characterized by rapid excellence, environmental responsibility, and high-end growth in construction and development; the economy is experiencing 8% growth (Sud 2006). The port city of Mumbai, (Figure 1), located on the west coast and containing a deep natural harbor that handles over half of the country’s cargo and passenger traffic, is assumed to have 20 to 24 million of India’s estimated one billion strong population (16 % of the world’s population).
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